Which way do we go? A story-based approach to archaeological interpretation of the rock art of Castle Rock, Chillagoe, North Queensland, Australia

Rock Art Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-73

  Ellwood, W Galiina ^a   Winn, Nicola B ^b   Campbell, John B ^a   Ray, Owen C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chillagoe; Interpretation; Landscape; Map; Star motif

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893795550     PISSN: 08130426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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